Hearings regarding the communist infiltration of the motion picture industry. Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first session. Public law 601 (section 121, subsection Q (1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Hearings regarding the communist infiltration of the motion picture industry. Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first session. Public law 601 (section 121, subsection Q
Date:
1947
Publisher:
Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Volume:
Hearings regarding the communist infiltration of the motion picture industry. Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first session. Public law 601 (section 121, subsection Q (2))
Leaf #:
00083
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion pictures -- United States, Communism -- United States
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Boston Public Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY 73 Mr. Mayer. Some of them ; a great many. Mr. Smh-h. Do you personally know if any efforts were made to get Conmiunist pr()pa<jjanda into the })i('tures? Mr. Mayer. I caii<;ht somethin<5 in a script recently that was anythino; but Communist connected. They are just as violent against them as I or you and yet there were two scenes and they couldn't believe I was right and 1 had to read it to them. They were not Communists who wrote it. But they set the scenes perfectly and we changed it and took it out. "VVe found some other medium to correct the situation. Mr. Smith. The third individual you mentioned, would that be Donald Ogden Stewart ? Mr. Mayer. Yes. Mr. Smith. Do you know what salaries these men are paid? Mr, Mayh^r. I don't know ofFliand. Two of them are very high, Stewart and Trumbo. Mr. Smith. Mr. Chairman, I have here, in answer to a subpena, the official records of the salaries paid Mr. Dalton Trumbo, Mr. Lester Cole, and Donald Ogden Stewart over a period of the last 5 years, which information I would like to submit at this time for the record.^'* The Chairmax. Without objection, so ordered. Mr. Smith. Dalton Trumbo, during the vear 1943, received $76,250 ; during 1944, $39,000; in 1945, $95,000; "in 1946, $71,000; in 1947, to and including October 4, 1947, $85,000. Mi% Mayer. I don't think that is all, Mr. Smith. They work in other studios also during tlie same year. Mr. Smith. This is from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Mr. Mayer. Yes; but they probably earn much more than that during that same period. Mr. Smith. On Lester Cole, who has not been employed at MetroGoldwyn-Mayer for a ]:)eriod of 5 years, his record is 1945 to and including October 4, 1947. The record reflects that from MetroGoklwvn-Mayer pictures in 1945 his salary was $33,491.67; in 1946, $53,666.67 ; in 1947, to and including October 4, $43,700. Donald Ogden Stewart, in 1943, from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, $40,000; in 1944. $-27,083.33; in 1946, $65,000; in 1947, to and including October 4, $17,500. Mr. Mayer, these individuals that have been mentioned as being reported to you as Communists, do you think the studios should continue to employ those individuals? Mr. Mayer. I have a.sked counsel. They claim that unless you can prove they are Connnunists they could hold you for damages. Saturday when I arrived here I saw in the papers a case where the high court of XeAv York State just held you could not even say a man was a Connnunist sympathizer without bein<r liable if you cannot prove it. The Chairman. Mr. Smith, may I ask a question right there? Mr. Smith. Yes, sir. The Chairman. If you were shown the Communist dues cards of any one of the.se three individuals, then would you continue to employ them ? Mr. Mayer. No, sir. See appendix, p. .525. for exliibits 22-24.